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The drinking dens are spilling out
There's staggering in the square
There's lads and lasses falling about
And a crackling in the air
Down around the dungeon doors
The shelters and the queues
Everybody's looking for
Somebody's arms to fall into
It's what it is
It's what it is now
There's frost on the graves and the monuments
But the taverns are warm in town
People curse the government
And shovel hot food down
Lights are out in the city hall
The castle and the keep
The moon shines down upon it all
The legless and the sleepless
Cold on the tollgate
With the wagons creeping through
Cold on the tollgate
God knows what I could do with you
It's what it is
It's what it is now
The Garison sleeps in the citadel
With the ghost and the ancient stones
High on the parapet
A Scottish piper stands alone
High on the wind
The highland drums begin to roll
And something from the past just comes
And stares into my soul
Cold on the tollgate
With the Caledonian Blues
Cold on the tollgate
God knows what I could do with you
It's what it is
It's what it is now
What it is
It's what it is now now
There's a chink of light, there's a burning wick
There's a lantern in the tower
Wee Willie Winkie with a candlestick
Still writing songs in the wee wee hours
On Charlotte Street
I take a walking stick from my hotel
The ghost of Dirty Dick
Is still in search of Little Nell
It's what it is
It's what it is now
Oh what it is
What it is now now now

melzabutch Jun 18, 2013 - 13:43	fredriley wrote: Since when is "daring" an essential requirement for music? And it sure is interesting to those of us who know and love Edinburgh as it's so evocative of Auld Reekie. 9 from the Albaphile Nottingham jury. To Right, I'm back on Prince Street with my swag. [ Reply ]
TerryS May 17, 2013 - 17:55	rdo wrote: There is not one daring element to this music. It's about as uninteresting as it gets. Lacks any imagination. Suffocating. In a word - stuffy. If these lyrics don't work for you, it's probably because you prefer Amy Winehouse' song with the same title - go for it. The drinking dens are spilling out There's staggering in the square There's lads and lasses falling about And a crackling in the air Down around the dungeon doors The shelters and the queues Everybody's looking for Somebody's arms to fall into It's what it is That's what it is now There's frost on the graves and the monuments But the taverns are warm in town People curse the government And shovel hot food down The lights are out in the city hall The castle and the keep The moon shines down upon it all The legless and the sleepless Cold on the tollgate With the wagons creeping through Cold on the tollgate God knows what I could do with you It's what it is That's what it is now The garrison sleeps in the citadel With the ghosts and the ancient stones High on the parapet A Scottish piper stands alone And high on the wind The highland drums begin to roll And something from the past just comes And stares into my soul Cold on the tollgate With the Caledonian blues Cold on the tollgate God knows what I could do with you It's what it is That's what it is now What it is That's what it is now There's a chink of light, there's a burning wick There's a lantern in the tower Wee Willie Winkie with a candlestick Still writing songs in the wee wee hours On Charlotte Street, I take a walking stick from my hotel The ghost of Dirty Dick is still in search of Little Nell It's what it is It's what it is now And it's what it is What it is now Condensed to save paper. [ Reply ]
HearsayDave May 17, 2013 - 17:49	As usual, Mark Knopfler's average > 90% of all recorded rock. [ Reply ]
pontfarrer Apr 29, 2013 - 06:32	I like this ... very good RP .. keep up the good work :-) [ Reply ]
CopyrightX Apr 16, 2013 - 10:04	Isn't that the singer from Dire Straits? Great song. [ Reply ]
onelittlemoose Apr 16, 2013 - 10:03	Sigh. Mark can sing to me anytime. [ Reply ]
myersei Apr 07, 2013 - 00:25	planet_lizard wrote: There is nothing daring about eating toast, snuggling in your duvet, going for a walk on a beautiful day, listening to the birds or chatting with friends and like this track they are all sodding marvellous. [ Reply ]
fredriley Mar 31, 2013 - 07:34	rdo wrote: There is not one daring element to this music. It's about as uninteresting as it gets. Lacks any imagination. Suffocating. In a word - stuffy. Since when is "daring" an essential requirement for music? And it sure is interesting to those of us who know and love Edinburgh as it's so evocative of Auld Reekie. 9 from the Albaphile Nottingham jury. [ Reply ]
justin4kick Mar 29, 2013 - 04:52	symthy wrote: Damn this is a wonderful song for so many reasons, not least the guitar lick in the chorus! Makes me wanna play the air guitar. [ Reply ]
symthy Feb 27, 2013 - 20:32	Damn this is a wonderful song for so many reasons, not least the guitar lick in the chorus! [ Reply ]
paultron Feb 12, 2013 - 14:19	planet_lizard wrote: There is nothing daring about eating toast, snuggling in your duvet, going for a walk on a beautiful day, listening to the birds or chatting with friends and like this track they are all sodding marvellous. [ Reply ]
jt1 Jan 27, 2013 - 13:19	Waking me up nicely after Natilie Merchant. [ Reply ]
planet_lizard Jan 25, 2013 - 10:58	rdo wrote: There is not one daring element to this music. It's about as uninteresting as it gets. Lacks any imagination. Suffocating. In a word - stuffy. There is nothing daring about eating toast, snuggling in your duvet, going for a walk on a beautiful day, listening to the birds or chatting with friends and like this track they are all sodding marvellous. [ Reply ]
cdysthe Jan 25, 2013 - 10:50	What can I say? When you can play guitar and songs like that. The real deal! And did I mention his voice? Sounds like Mark Knopfler! :-) [ Reply ]
cohifi Jan 18, 2013 - 23:32	capandjudy wrote: Lordy! This gets played a lot. wow! Maybe we should scale back our ratings a bit or not. [ Reply ]
vla Jan 18, 2013 - 23:29	One of the best his songs..... [ Reply ]
philbertr Jan 14, 2013 - 21:39	oldsaxon wrote: Your opinion. I think differently. I'm with you, Saxon! And if we take a look at the ratings distribution chart, we see that there are very, very many other listeners with us... [ Reply ]
rdo Dec 29, 2012 - 14:17	The imp of the perverse...look it up. [ Reply ]
capandjudy Dec 27, 2012 - 05:54	Lordy! This gets played a lot. [ Reply ]
oldsaxon Dec 14, 2012 - 12:43	rdo wrote: There is not one daring element to this music. It's about as uninteresting as it gets. Lacks any imagination. Suffocating. In a word - stuffy. Your opinion. I think differently. [ Reply ]